Penile and upper extremity amputation following high-voltage electrical trauma: Case report

Burns

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 806-810

  Landecker, Alan ^a,b   Macieira Jr , Luiz ^a  

^a Hospital do Andarai   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BURN DRESSING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRIC BURN; HUMAN; MALE; PENIS AMPUTATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE NECROSIS;

ADULT; AMPUTATION; AMPUTATION STUMPS; ARM INJURIES; BURN UNITS; BURNS, ELECTRIC; GENITALIA, MALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; NECROSIS; ORCHIECTOMY; PENIS;

EID: 0036894597     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(02)00196-1     Document Type: Article

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